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Percent to per mille converter

Enter a value in percent and the converter turns it into per mille. Per mille (‰) is a unit ten times smaller than percent, handy where percent gives awkwardly small fractions.

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Result

Per mille
1 per mille = percent

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Facts and limits of this method

Formula Per mille = percent × 10
1 percent (%) 10 per mille
1 per mille (‰) 0.1 percent
Common uses Blood alcohol concentration, water salinity, measurement precision

When it misleads you

How it is calculated

Percent is one part per hundred of a whole, per mille is one part per thousand. Since a hundredth is ten times larger than a thousandth, converting percent to per mille is multiplying by 10.

The entered value in percent is multiplied by 10 to get per mille.

The reverse ratio — 0.1 percent in one per mille — is shown in a separate row to quickly check the conversion direction.

The calculation updates instantly on every change to the input field or precision.

Questions and answers

Why convert percent to per mille if it's just multiplying by 10?

To avoid doing it in your head and making a mistake with very small percentages — especially when the result needs to be in per mille for a specific form, like a medical protocol.

How many per mille is 0.05 %?

0.5 ‰ — multiply 0.05 by 10.

Where is per mille more convenient than percent?

Anywhere percentages come out awkwardly small: blood alcohol concentration, seawater salinity, precision-measurement tolerances.

Is my data sent anywhere?

No, the whole calculation runs in your browser.

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